An inquest into the death of Belly Mujinga, the Victoria station worker allegedly spat at by a man who claimed to have Covid-19, might give her family “justice”, a lawyer said today.
Mrs Mujinga, 47, died with coronavirus in April, around two weeks after allegedly being spat at on the station concourse, leaving a husband and an 11-year-old daughter.
British Transport Police interviewed a 57-year-old man over the incident but said there was not enough evidence a crime had taken place.
Detectives concluded sales clerk Mrs Mujinga’s death did not occur because of that incident.
It followed a review of statements from key witnesses, including colleagues and CCTV footage.
Detectives found there was insufficient evidence of spitting or another action that could lead to infection and concluded Mrs Mujinga’s death did not occur because of that incident.
But barrister Christopher Williams told the BBC’s Panorama programme: “If the family of Belly want to pursue an inquest, then that is a way of getting justice.
“It may be that the outcome of the inquest won’t give them the result that they seek, but the important thing is that they have the opportunity to go through the process.”
